Private Peaceful
by Michael Morpurgo, read by Jeff Woodman, Recorded Books, 2005, 5.25 hours, 5 discs, 1-419-3561-43, $49.75; 4 cassettes, 1-419-3297-74, $39.75.
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Thomas Peaceful and his older brother Charlie do everything together in their small English village before World War I takes over their lives. Woodman’s fully-voiced reading portrays the nuances of Tommo’s development in a series of flashbacks that give a powerful glimpse at the horrific effects of war.
